Shloka 15

कुम्भकर्णस्य प्रबोधनम्

The Awakening and Commissioning of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

हन्तपश्यस्वलङ्कायावनान्युपवनानि च ।।6.62.15।।सेतुनासुखमागम्यवानरैकार्णवीकृतम् ।

Transliteration

hanta paśyasva laṅkāyā vanāny upavanāni ca ||6.62.15||

setunā sukham āgamya vānaraiḥ kārṇavīkṛtam |

Translation

Aduhai, lihatlah hutan-hutan dan taman-taman indah di Laṅkā! Dengan mudah mereka datang melalui jambatan, dan para vānara telah menjadikannya musnah dan tandus.

Word by Word

• हन्त: behold/alas
• हन्त: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हन्त (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मय/आह्वान/उद्गार (interjection: behold/alas)

• पश्यस्व: see
• पश्यस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• लङ्कायाः: of Lanka
• लङ्कायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Lanka)

• वनानि: forests/groves
• वनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म (things to be seen)

• उपवनानि: gardens
• उपवनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• सेतुना: by the bridge
• सेतुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (by means of the bridge)

• सुखम्: easily
• सुखम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण (easily/comfortably)

• आगम्य: having come
• आगम्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having come)

• वानरैः: by the Vanaras
• वानरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्तृ/करण (by the monkeys)

• कार्णवीकृतम्: made like an ocean
• कार्णवीकृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्णवी-कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कार्णवी इव कृतम्); क्त (PPP) ‘कृत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वनानि/उपवनानि: made like a sea)

Context

"Of the Rakshasas, the chiefs have been killed in war by Vanaras. But I did not see even one Vanara to have been killed in war. Vanaras have not failed to succeed in war."

Characters & Entities

• Laṅkā
• Setu (bridge)
• vānaras
• Rāvaṇa
• Kumbhakarṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma’s conflict has real-world costs: even when a cause is righteous, war brings destruction; rulers must recognize the tangible consequences of their prior wrongdoing.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa points out visible damage in Laṅkā caused by the vānaras after crossing the bridge.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Operational effectiveness and momentum of the vānaras—rapid movement enabled by the setu.